diff --git a/res/core/messages.xml b/res/core/messages.xml
index cbc5dd780..b5b6ee248 100644
--- a/res/core/messages.xml
+++ b/res/core/messages.xml
@@ -3658,6 +3658,13 @@
     <text locale="fr">"$unit($unit): '$order($command)' - The unit already uses $resource($using,0)."</text>
     <text locale="en">"$unit($unit): '$order($command)' - The unit already uses $resource($using,0)."</text>
   </message>
+  <message name="peasantluck_success" section="events">
+    <type>
+      <arg name="births" type="int"/>
+    </type>
+    <text locale="de">"$if($eq($births,1),"Einen Bauern","$int($births) Bauern") besucht unverhofft der Storch."</text>
+    <text locale="en">"The stork paid an unexpected visit to $if($eq($births,1),"one peasant","$int($births) peasants")."</text>
+  </message>
   <message name="shipsink" section="events">
     <type>
       <arg name="ship" type="ship"/>
diff --git a/src/laws.c b/src/laws.c
index 0eefa8be4..dbae94035 100755
--- a/src/laws.c
+++ b/src/laws.c
@@ -305,9 +305,6 @@ static void peasants(region * r)
     int n, satiated;
     int dead = 0;
 
-    /* Bis zu 1000 Bauern können Zwillinge bekommen oder 1000 Bauern
-     * wollen nicht! */
-
     if (peasants > 0 && get_param_int(global.parameters, "rules.peasants.growth", 1)) {
         int luck = 0;
         double fraction = peasants * 0.0001F * PEASANTGROWTH;
@@ -318,8 +315,10 @@ static void peasants(region * r)
             luck = a->data.i * 1000;
         }
 
-	births += peasant_luck_effect(peasants, luck, maxp);
-        peasants += births;
+	luck = peasant_luck_effect(peasants, luck, maxp);
+	ADDMSG(&r->msgs, msg_message("peasantluck_success", "births", luck));
+
+        peasants += births + luck;
     }
 
     /* Alle werden satt, oder halt soviele für die es auch Geld gibt */